Is MS60 WiFi 5 satellite compatiable with MR70 WiFi 6 router?

Question

Greetings,&nbsp;Just replaced my MR60 w/two MS60's WiFi 5 mesh with the MR70 +2 MS70's WiFi 6. This is the MK73S "Costco special"&nbsp; $200 kit.&nbsp;Can the MS60 satellites be configured to work with the MR70 router?&nbsp;Or any way to utilize the old WiFi 5 router for anything useful in a home network?&nbsp;Thanks in advance.&nbsp;Ref: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mk73s.aspx#&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

FURRYe38 · Answer

You can try and see. Not too sure. There both dual band, however the 60 series is only 1200Mpbs supporting on 5Ghz where the 70 series is 2400Mbps. FW versions are a bit different as well so not sure if they are compatible. Try and let us know if you do.&nbsp;

rwt75010 · Answer

First MR60/MS60 is also wifi 6.Second “Will the MS60 satellite work with the MR70 router?” Short answer NO!Long answer “Our engineers are working on a fix which should be ready in the beginning of 2023”.Hope that helps someone else not spend too many hours squeezing that info from tech support!

Captiva · Answer

I was able to add one of the MS60's to the MR70. it's #3 here and thinks it's a MS70 (?)&nbsp;&nbsp;But it's amber:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The other MS60 timed out while trying to sync.&nbsp;&nbsp;

FURRYe38 · Answer

Thanks for trying and posting the results.&nbsp;

rwt75010 · Answer

I am in the same scenario, I have an MR60/MS60system and&nbsp;Costco has the MR70/MS70 system for 200 bucks.&nbsp; I called Netgear support and they assured me they are compatible.&nbsp; I'm in for a try.

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Is MS60 WiFi 5 satellite compatiable with MR70 WiFi 6 router?

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